Daniel the Prophet
Overview
Daniel the Prophet is a rich source of insight and inspiration for anyone interested in Old Testament prophecy. This devotional commentary presents the major themes of Daniel’s personal history and prophetic visions from a dispensational perspective.
M. R. De Haan originally delivered these studies as a series of radio messages. Each is scholarly in depth and insight, but easily understood by Christian readers of all levels.
Top Highlights
“dealing with things which still lie in the future, and that Daniel was primarily a prophet. The” (Page 8)
“he first six chapters of the prophecy of Daniel record for us the personal history of Daniel” (Pages 9–10)
“Secondly, notice that the covenant has to do with a land. God says, ‘[Go] unto a land that I will shew thee.’ And then notice, too, that it has to do with a seed, for He says, ‘I will make of thee a great nation.’ The two objects of the covenant of God’s grace made to Abraham are a people and the land which this people is to possess.” (Pages 161–162)
“So we are immediately reminded that, while this vision of the ram and the he goat had a historic fulfillment in the kingdoms of Greece and of Medo-Persia, nevertheless, it looks beyond all this to the time of the end, that is the end of this present dispensation, the end just before the Son of God will return to set up His kingdom.” (Page 219)
“The lion corresponds to the nation of Babylon, the bear to Medo-Persia, the leopard to Greece and then the last one of these beasts, the monstrosity, once again to the Roman empire both in its historic form and in its prophetic form which it will assume at the end of this age.” (Page 201)
Product Details
- Title: Daniel the Prophet
- Author: M. R. De Haan
- Publisher: Discovery House
- Publication Date: 1995
- Pages: 336
About M. R. De Haan
M. R. De Haan, M.D. (1891-1965) spoke to millions of listeners each week for some twenty-seven years on the Radio Bible Class. His academic training included a degree from Hope College, a medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical College, and further study at Western Theological Seminary. He was the author of more than twenty books and countless daily devotionals in Our Daily Bread, published by RBC Ministries of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
